Raymond Herbert Wise (born August 20, 1947) is an American actor. He
is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks
(1990â€"1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992), Vice President Hal Gardner in 24 (2006), The Devil in Reaper
(2007â€"2009), and Marvin in Fresh Off the Boat (2015â€"2020).Wise was
born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965 and
attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian
descent on his maternal side. He grew up in a religious family; in the
past he went to a Romanian Baptist church in Akron and later moved to
a Methodist church. Wise has been married to his wife, film producer
Kass McClaskey, since 1978. They have two children together: a son,
Gannon McClaskey Wise, born in 1985, who is an actor and writer; and a
daughter, Kyna Wise, born in 1987, who is also an actress and a
singer. Wise was previously married to actress Juliet Burr from 1974
until their divorce in 1977.Wise is best known for his role as Laura
Palmer's father Leland in Twin Peaks. In the late 1960s and 1970s,
Wise played attorney Jamie Rollins in the soap opera Love of Life for
seven years and nearly 950 episodes. In 1987, Wise played Tom Gunther,
Catherine Chandler's boyfriend, in the pilot episode of the TV series
Beauty and the Beast. In addition to Twin Peaks, Wise has played
several roles in science fiction. He played the harried dad in the
horror film Dead End. He made an appearance as Liko in the Star Trek:
The Next Generation episode "Who Watches the Watchers", and later
played Arturis in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Hope and Fear".
is best known for his role as Leland Palmer in Twin Peaks
(1990â€"1991, 2017) and its prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
(1992), Vice President Hal Gardner in 24 (2006), The Devil in Reaper
(2007â€"2009), and Marvin in Fresh Off the Boat (2015â€"2020).Wise was
born in Akron, Ohio, graduated from Garfield High School in 1965 and
attended Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. He is of Romanian
descent on his maternal side. He grew up in a religious family; in the
past he went to a Romanian Baptist church in Akron and later moved to
a Methodist church. Wise has been married to his wife, film producer
Kass McClaskey, since 1978. They have two children together: a son,
Gannon McClaskey Wise, born in 1985, who is an actor and writer; and a
daughter, Kyna Wise, born in 1987, who is also an actress and a
singer. Wise was previously married to actress Juliet Burr from 1974
until their divorce in 1977.Wise is best known for his role as Laura
Palmer's father Leland in Twin Peaks. In the late 1960s and 1970s,
Wise played attorney Jamie Rollins in the soap opera Love of Life for
seven years and nearly 950 episodes. In 1987, Wise played Tom Gunther,
Catherine Chandler's boyfriend, in the pilot episode of the TV series
Beauty and the Beast. In addition to Twin Peaks, Wise has played
several roles in science fiction. He played the harried dad in the
horror film Dead End. He made an appearance as Liko in the Star Trek:
The Next Generation episode "Who Watches the Watchers", and later
played Arturis in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Hope and Fear".
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